Saturday, June 15, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 9-15, 2019

JUNE IS GAY/LGBT PRIDE MONTH.
JUNE 15 IS INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY.
JUNE 16 IS FATHER’S DAY.
JUNE 19 IS JUNETEENTH IN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY.
JUNE 19 MARKS THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TASMANIAN DEVIL’S DEBUT
IN THE BUGS BUNNY CARTOON “DEVIL MAY HARE”.
THE PRISONER TV SERIES CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The Kivu Ebola Epidemic is worse than the previous West Africa Epidemic!
*Mine(s) or no mine(s)??? Did they do it??? A difference of opinion. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Canada will ban all single use plastics by 2021 in a global effort to fight pollution.
*Notre Dame is observing mass again.
*Twitter is cracking down on fake news and propaganda.
*While they have yet to officially support it, Botswana no longer considers same gender activities a crime, but Ecuador has just made same gender marriages legal. (There are 2/TWO separate links in tis item.)
*Is the Milky Way "damaged"???

AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN GREAT BRITAIN
*Although US President Trump said he had a great time in England with such friendly and supportive people, what was actual public opinion???
*Trump apparently doesn’t like his media coverage, even when abroad.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Professional runner Gabriele Grunewald has passed away.
*Actress Sylvia Miles (Midnight Cowboy, Raymond Chandler’s Farewell My Lovely) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
TARIFF TALK…
*FACT CHECK TIME!
POLITICALLY…
*Do President Trump and National Security Advisor John Bolton have a difference of opinion concerning North Korea???
*Could President Trump actually be envious of former President Obama??? Well, he certainly doesn’t seem happy over his “lack of recognition”. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Since when has Trump started disliking John Dean??? And Dean's opinion of Trump. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has announced her resignation at the end of June, but should Kellyanne Conway be removed from her position??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Sorry Mister President. NO Intel from FOREIGN sources! But is there anything wrong with America's??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*How is Attorney General William Barr’s investigation into the investigators going???
*Refused the opportunity, why did Republican Steve King want to fly on Air Force One to begin with???
*Here’s a question to ponder: Is Trump right or wrong???
*One theory on Trump's current possible re-election odds, but would the stock market really crash if he isn't re-elected??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*WHO picked out Air Force One's new color scheme???
MEANWHILE…
*“Not so fast on that arms deal President Trump!”
*A Watergate link to current events???
*The House Oversight Committee finds Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt over not answering questions concerning the impending 2020 Census.
ELSEWHERE…
*Should you be penalized for supporting women’s rights???
*Does Chick-Fil-A need saving???
*Why is the New York Times not publishing editorial cartoons now???
*Raytheon and United Technologies are planning to merge.
*The “reverse mortgage” bust!
*Illinois has acted to save a woman’s decision in abortion issues.
*The First Amendment exists for a reason, even if you don’t like the results.
*The final results of the 2019 French Open of professional tennis.🎾
*There will be a few less eligible Emmy voters this year.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*The Saint Louis Blues have won their very first Stanley Cup in professional hockey🏒, while the Toronto Raptors have won their first NBA Championship in professional basketball.🏀 (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

Although our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen was suspended when Blogger updated its gadgets, we have ADDED a new TRANSLATE feature in the upper right hand corner!

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